Century Aluminum (CENX) Competitors $31.60 +3.51 (+12.50%) Closing price 10/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.62 +0.02 (+0.08%) As of 05:27 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CENX vs. KALU, AA, FCX, HBM, SCCO, ESAB, AMBP, TRS, NWPX, and EAFShould you be buying Century Aluminum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Century Aluminum include Kaiser Aluminum (KALU), Alcoa (AA), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), HudBay Minerals (HBM), Southern Copper (SCCO), ESAB (ESAB), Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP), TriMas (TRS), NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX), and GrafTech International (EAF). Century Aluminum vs. Its Competitors Kaiser Aluminum Alcoa Freeport-McMoRan HudBay Minerals Southern Copper ESAB Ardagh Metal Packaging TriMas NWPX Infrastructure GrafTech International Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) and Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings. Do analysts rate CENX or KALU? Century Aluminum presently has a consensus price target of $28.50, suggesting a potential downside of 9.81%. Kaiser Aluminum has a consensus price target of $82.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.07%. Given Kaiser Aluminum's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kaiser Aluminum is more favorable than Century Aluminum.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Century Aluminum 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Kaiser Aluminum 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media refer more to CENX or KALU? In the previous week, Century Aluminum had 9 more articles in the media than Kaiser Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Century Aluminum and 3 mentions for Kaiser Aluminum. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Kaiser Aluminum's score of 0.72 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Century Aluminum 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kaiser Aluminum 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, CENX or KALU? Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.52, suggesting that its share price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CENX or KALU? 61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CENX or KALU more profitable? Century Aluminum has a net margin of 4.94% compared to Kaiser Aluminum's net margin of 2.05%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 18.02% beat Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Century Aluminum4.94% 18.02% 6.21% Kaiser Aluminum 2.05%8.03%2.41% Which has higher earnings and valuation, CENX or KALU? Century Aluminum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kaiser Aluminum. Kaiser Aluminum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Century Aluminum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentury Aluminum$2.22B1.33$336.80M$1.1627.24Kaiser Aluminum$3.02B0.44$46.80M$3.8921.10 SummaryCentury Aluminum beats Kaiser Aluminum on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Century Aluminum News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CENX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CENX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CENX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCentury AluminumMETAL PROC&FABR IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.62B$2.42B$7.85B$10.54BDividend YieldN/A2.93%4.57%4.71%P/E Ratio27.2429.64303.8827.60Price / Sales1.339.801,291.85202.41Price / Cash6.1935.9128.2661.55Price / Book4.432.454.956.76Net Income$336.80M$107.36M$791.48M$275.88M7 Day Performance5.97%2.45%1.02%2.81%1 Month Performance45.35%7.43%5.77%9.24%1 Year Performance98.31%22.48%30.78%35.42% Century Aluminum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CENXCentury Aluminum3.6365 of 5 stars$31.60+12.5%$28.50-9.8%+107.3%$2.62B$2.22B27.242,971Analyst ForecastGap UpKALUKaiser Aluminum3.099 of 5 stars$76.14-2.0%$78.00+2.4%+16.4%$1.26B$3.02B19.574,000Analyst ForecastAAAlcoa4.6077 of 5 stars$33.83+3.4%$42.27+25.0%-1.8%$8.47B$11.90B8.8313,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap UpFCXFreeport-McMoRan4.7706 of 5 stars$37.14+3.9%$46.74+25.8%-11.8%$51.33B$25.46B28.1428,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpHBMHudBay Minerals2.7917 of 5 stars$15.19+7.3%N/A+90.8%$5.60B$2.02B20.812,803Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeSCCOSouthern Copper3.245 of 5 stars$121.06+3.5%$93.67-22.6%+17.2%$94.08B$11.43B26.4916,133Analyst ForecastGap UpESABESAB4.4861 of 5 stars$109.42-0.6%$141.44+29.3%+16.2%$6.68B$2.74B26.189,300Analyst ForecastAMBPArdagh Metal Packaging2.6426 of 5 stars$3.96+0.4%$4.32+9.2%+0.8%$2.35B$4.91B-131.836,300Analyst ForecastTRSTriMas4.774 of 5 stars$38.50+0.3%$45.00+16.9%+49.0%$1.56B$925.01M42.313,900Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNWPXNWPX Infrastructure2.622 of 5 stars$52.12-0.6%$57.50+10.3%+18.6%$506.15M$492.55M15.701,358Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEAFGrafTech International0.6576 of 5 stars$13.16-4.9%$16.25+23.5%+3.2%$357.02M$538.78M-1.601,072News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KALU Competitors AA Competitors FCX Competitors HBM Competitors SCCO Competitors ESAB Competitors AMBP Competitors TRS Competitors NWPX Competitors EAF Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CENX) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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